I had trouble telling at first if this is open or closed. At first I thought it looked like a bowl. Now it appears to be a translucent solid with a laminate top. Can't tell how big from the picture, but you did say hand held.

It seems to be an optical lens or diffuser of some sort, but the laminate appears to be opaque. And what job does it do? Hopeful something less mundane than a paper weight. I suppose it could be a form of some type, but why translucent? And is it right side up?

Is it a handle to be glued onto something being ground or polished? I'm stumped as usual.

DaddyMnM wrote:I had trouble telling at first if this is open or closed. At first I thought it looked like a bowl. Now it appears to be a translucent solid with a laminate top. Can't tell how big from the picture, but you did say hand held.

It seems to be an optical lens or diffuser of some sort, but the laminate appears to be opaque. And what job does it do? Hopeful something less mundane than a paper weight. I suppose it could be a form of some type, but why translucent? And is it right side up?

Is it a handle to be glued onto something being ground or polished? I'm stumped as usual.

I cant answer your questions in fear of giving clues to it's identity Especially. so early on in the quest for the answer

Are you showing us the entire tool or just part of a tool? Looks like some kind of container for liquid, paint, etc. I will assume it is upside down and perhaps there is a handle on the back side. Maybe it is some sort of magnifyer or maybe we are clueless as usual.

"Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up".....Thomas Edison

Ridgerunner wrote:Are you showing us the entire tool or just part of a tool? Looks like some kind of container for liquid, paint, etc. I will assume it is upside down and perhaps there is a handle on the back side. Maybe it is some sort of magnifyer or maybe we are clueless as usual.

It's the entire tool. It's of modern times, should I go back to older ones?